Outbreak of drug-resistant tuberculosis with second-generation transmission in a high school in California

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 863-868

  Ridzon, R ^a   Kent, J H ^a   Valway, S ^a   Weismuller, P ^a   Maxwell, R ^a   Elcock, M ^a   Meador, J ^a   Royce, S ^a   Shefer, A ^a   Smith, P ^a   Woodley, C ^a   Onorato, I ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ETHIONAMIDE; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031456772     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(97)70034-9     Document Type: Article

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